The Funky Apple | A New York City Blog

Somewhere, Al Gore is laughing. That is, if he can wipe the sweat off his head.

So we all know that it was incredibly hot last month here in New York, but here’s a fun fact: It was actually the hottest June recorded on Earth ever (or at least since we started recording these things in 1880).

Temps around the planet reached an average of 61.1 degrees, up from the 20th century’s average of 59.9.

Add that to the fact that part of Earth’s atmosphere just had a record collapse, and I think you’ll agree with me when I say we’re all doomed. [Google News, Gizmodo]

Oh scientists, when will you stop messing with us? First you tell us Pluto’s a planet, then you tell us it’s not. Now this?

This is Dr. Erik Verlinde. By all accounts he’s a brilliant man: he’s a respected string theorist (yeah, we had to look it up, too) and a professor of physics at the University of Amsterdam. His family is smart; his brother is a Harvard Professor.

And yet, Dr. Verlinde doesn’t believe in gravity. Read the rest of this entry »